My apologies for the lack of posts in the last two weeks, the cold weather is making me lazy to venture outside to try new places to eat. But I did however stumble across this place called 'The Snag Stand', they specialises in 'haute dogs' which I guess is another way of saying gourmet hot dogs. It's always exciting to see places like these that put a spin on something that is so familiar to us all, like the simple hot dog. The one I went for is called 'Toulouse', it comes with a freshly grilled toulouse sausage, sautéed onions and rosemary mushrooms on a toasted brioche roll topped off with truffle aioli. Sounds very fancy schmancy right? It tastes even better! What you notice first is the aroma that is distinctively truffle and you can actually see the truffle in the aioli too, most places uses truffle oil instead of actual truffles. The hot dog itself is lean but not dry; the casing is slightly crispy from the grill. I love the bun, so soft and have a slight buttery taste which goes perfectly with the aioli. The onions and mushrooms also add that extra depth to the flavour. The whole thing was creamy, fragrant and finger licking good. It might be a bit costly for a hot dog ($10.90) but for this price and you get actual truffle pieces, I'd say it's worth it.
Level 5, 188 Pitt St, Sydney
I think that I've mentioned how awesome Burwood has become in terms of the variety of places to eat. If you've never ventured out into the suburbs of Sydney then you're definitely missing out. On one of those 'I don't feel like going anywhere so let's just eat in Burwood' nights, we went to Tea+. A small Taiwanese tea and light meals place at the end of Burwood Road. The Taiwanese love their milk teas; the one we got was called 'Pot plant milk tea'. As you can see, it looks like a pot plant. Tea, a layer of foam, a layer of crushed Oreos topped off with mint. It's cute to look at that's for sure, the taste is ok, like all the other milk teas I've had in my life. If you're hungry, try their large range of snacks, I recommend the basil chicken (chicken coated with pepper and potato starch and deep fried with basil leaves), Taiwanese pancakes and deep fried chicken cutlets (basically the same thing as 'Hot Star chicken' style).
Shop 9, 258 Burwood Road, Burwood
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